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We’ll find jobs that fit Get Started Search These jobs were popular with other job seekers Software Engineer STSdefence Gosport (PO12) Competitive salary and Corporate Benefits 1 week ago Senior Software Engineer Sirius Digital Portsmouth, Hampshire benefits, pension (7% contribution), 25 days holiday & life insurance 1 month ago Lead Software Engineer Saab UK Fareham (PO14), PO14 Negotiable 3 weeks ago Software Development Manager (TypeScript, SaaS, Agentic AI) Hays Portsmouth (PO1), PO1 £90000 - £100000 per annum + £90-100k 3 weeks ago Software Engineer C++ Sirius Digital Portsmouth, Hampshire benefits, pension (7% contribution), 25 days holiday & life insurance 1 month ago Application Specialist (eFront / Financial Services) Hays Southampton (SO14), SO14 £60000 - £75000 per annum + £60-75k + 12k bonus + 10% bonus. 3 weeks ago Principal Software Engineer Matchtech (Fulfiment) Cowes (PO31), PO31 Up to £73.68 per hour 2 weeks ago .NET Developer Tech 4 Southampton (SO16) From £55,000 to £60,000 per annum + excellent benefits 1 month ago Lead Software Engineer Hackajob Ltd Bournemouth, Dorset Competitive 5 days ago Lead Software Engineer Hackajob Ltd Bournemouth, Dorset Competitive 5 days ago Senior Software Engineer STSdefence Gosport (PO12) Permanent Contract; On-site Published: 1 month ago From £55,000 to £60,000 per annum Competitive salary and Corporate Ben Apply Save Senior Software Engineer STSdefence Apply The Senior Software Engineer will be a key member of the Systems and Software team within the Programmes area at STS Defence, playing an active role in designing, developing, and maintaining software across the full Software Development Lifecycle; from requirements elicitation through to in-service delivery. The post will provide technical leadership on software projects for key stakeholders and on software development activities undertaken by the company. This includes responsibility for managing code and quality reviews to ensure relevant quality standards are met across the software team. The Senior Software Engineer will also assist in support of wider business objectives exploring new technologies for product creation, development and R&D to grow our software development capability stream; and provide support to existing software projects as required. Duties: The Senior Software Engineer responsible for co-ordination of day to day software development in a small team Designing and implementing software changes through change control process as part of spiral development Continuous improvement of Software Engineering capabilities, maintaining a leading edge capability Leading the planning, delivery and assurance of software work packages and ensuring software engineering process and best practice followed Oversight, direction and guidance to the allocated project team members, through the planning and delivery of installation tasks and projects The provision of software engineering technical input into bid preparation and contracts Ongoing review and improvement of policies, standards and procedures for software engineering activities Support project software requirements including supporting customer and other stakeholder meetings as required The exploitation of opportunities for further business development Skills/Qualifications: Degree Qualified (BSc or equivalent) in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience Experience with C++, C#, Java, and web development (HTML, CSS, JS, etc.) Exposure to other embedded development (Linux, bash/shell scripting, terminal command-line scripts, Qt/QML) Strong experience architecting cradle-to-grave software solutions including Technology Readiness level (TRL) process Proven track record with creating and maintaining servers, primarily those with versioning control, Bugzilla, project management capabilities and automated testing capabilities Strong experience of software development lifecycle processes, ensuring both a quality of process and firm traceability from requirements to implementation Experience of creating and managing cloud-based big data solutions desirable Proven track record of working collaboratively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders Additional Information SECURITY – All candidates must be in a position to obtain UK security clearance to SC level. Additional restrictions may apply on certain defence programmes. 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